Overview
post box — High Street is recorded as post box in Monaghan. Wall-mounted cast-iron post box, c.1940, with P&T and manufacturer's insignia. Rectangular aperture and display panel both enclosed by raised reveal.
Why it was built
The saved account records: Wall-mounted cast-iron post box, c.1940, with P&T and manufacturer's insignia.
People and work
The saved account records: Rectangular aperture and display panel both enclosed by raised reveal.
How it changed
The saved account records: Composite thumb handle and key-hole to door, and over-hang with brackets to letter-opening.
What survives
The saved account records: Set into modern boundary wall along streetscape.
Why it mattered
post box — High Street matters for the exact reasons given in its official assessment, rather than merely because it is an old structure. The source records: This is an attractive example of early twentieth-century cast-iron utilitarian goods. Its significance is enhanced by the P&T and manufacturer's mark. It serves as a reminder of mid-twentieth-century Ireland, when the Postal and Telegraphs insignia of the Free State replaced the Royal British monograms of the previous administration. Well maintained and still in use, this modest post box is an interesting and subtle addition to the streetscape. Post boxes of this period are becoming increasingly rare. This explains what the place adds to local life, the street or the surviving built history.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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